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Her through a crisis. that's later this half hour. much of the northeast is getting slammed today with soaking downpours that could make a mess of the morning commute. the same storm system pounded maryland yesterday. dumping more than 7 inches of rain near baltimore in just a few hours. rapidly rising floodwaters there trapped drivers in their cars, backed up traffic and submerged some roads under ten feet of water. meanwhile, the pouring rain caused the sinkhole to open in a parking lot of a tanning salon in pittsburgh. one car, you can't see it there, completely swallowed up in minutes. b...

Blizzard conditions that came with thunder snow and lightning. burying chicago, trapping drivers for hours, even snow in the south. georgia, texas, arkansas. >> this winter is probably the most brutal winter i remember in a long time. >> reporter: what happened? as we showed you weeks ago this was blocked, creating a bulge across the u.s. allowing arctic air to flow south. every wet storm became a snowstorm. now the block has weakened and that let's milder air flow across the country, shoving arctic air back to its normal place with welcome relief. >> the pattern we're looking at may be the be...

>> >> you know, what happens now with u.s. troops and iraqis really the big question. the reason for that is president obama said he wants all troops out by the end of 2011. but we're hearing from iraqi politicians and the iraqi security forces themselves that they are not entirely sure that americans should leave so soon. they would like to see a longer term presence in america. possibly as late as 2020. that all depends on whether president obama is prepared to let the soldiers remaining stay that long. back to you, shep. >> shepard: dominick live in kuwait. dominick, thanks. more drenching ...

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